FRENCH VALLEY: Small plane makes emergency landing in field; no one hurt

FRENCH VALLEY ---- A single-engine plane was forced to land in a
field near French Valley Airport shortly after takeoff Monday, a
Federal Aviation Administration official said.

The plane, a Beechcraft Debonair, was not damaged and neither
the pilot nor another person on board was hurt when the plane went
down in a field near Baxter and Leon roads about 10 a.m.,
authorities said.

FAA registry records show the plane was built in 1962 and
registered to a Winchester man.

Ian Gregor, an FAA spokesman, said the pilot told investigators
he had to land the plane because of a fuel problem. The FAA is
investigating. No further information was available.